title: The "Jacobsen Flap" for the treatment of stages III-IV Dupuytren's disease: a review of 98 cases.
abstract: The treatment of severe Dupuytren's disease of the little finger is controversial: several techniques have been described with variable reported results and postoperative complications. This paper reviews 98 cases that underwent surgery between 2001 and 2006 using the Jacobsen flap procedure, a modification of the McCash technique. We found this technique relatively simple and it allowed significant correction of the contracture, with a low rate of complication. We believe this is an excellent alternative to dermofasciectomy or amputation.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgia Plastica e Ricostruttiva, Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche ed Oncologiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy. matripoli@yahoo.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tripoli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merle
mesh_terms: D004387:Dupuytren Contracture / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome